‘Silent Spring: 50 Years Later’ at York Library

Sunday

Dec 2, 2012 at 3:15 AM

YORK -- Please join us at the York Public Library on Thursday, December 6, 7 – 9 p.m., for “Silent Spring: 50 Years Later,” a video conference in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Rachel Carson’s classic, Silent Spring, part of York Reads 2012-2013 celebration of Rachel Carson’s legacy.

Bridget Besaw, a Portland-based author and photographer who chronicles the interrelationship between people and nature through her striking images, will share her 15-minute slideshow and readings from Rachel Carson’s work. Following the opening, Jennifer Rooks, host of MPBN’s Maine Watch, will facilitate a panel discussion to explore the impacts and implications of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring then and now. Maine scientists and scholars include: